Senior Specialist Speech and Language Therapist

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the 'Supporting Documents' heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the 'Candidate Essentials Guide' that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how 'we care for you as you care for others'. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.

We're looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Recognised Degree in Speech and Language Therapy
• Member of Health Professions Council

Desirable criteria

• Further relevant study
• Completion of advanced course in specialist field

Experience

Essential criteria

• Working with adults with a broad range of disorders including respiratory, voice, swallowing and airway problems, in an acute / rehabilitation setting
• Multidisciplinary clinics

Desirable criteria

• Work with other relevant agencies

Skills

Essential criteria

• Advanced/Expert knowledge of upper airway dysfunction / respiratory disorders
• Advanced/Expert knowledge of upper airways dysfunction and complex breathlessness management
• Highly developed auditory and perceptual skills
• Ability to manage patients independently
• Understanding of the roles of other health professionals and working as a multidisciplinary team
• Analytical, problem-solving abilities
• Negotiation / Conflict solving Skills
• Presentation Skills
• Ability to perform and interpret respiratory challenge laryngeal examinations for inducible laryngeal obstruction

Desirable criteria

• Research publications
• Ability to perform and interpret as appropriate respiratory investigations (e.g. Forced Exhaled Nitric Oxide)

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

• Airways Band 7 JD (PDF, 192.4KB)
• Airways Band 7 Person Specification (PDF, 127.1KB)
• FR (PDF, 920.2KB)
• Candidate Essential Guide Non Medical (PDF, 1.3MB)